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Lactobacillus acidophilus - Feed Ingredient
Lactobacillus acidophilus is a probiotic bacterium commonly included in equine feed and supplements to support gut microbiota balance and digestive function. It is a lactic acid-producing bacterium that naturally resides in the gastrointestinal tract and contributes to the fermentation of fiber and other dietary components.
In equine nutrition, Lactobacillus acidophilus is often used to aid in maintaining a stable microbial population, particularly during periods of stress, dietary changes, or antibiotic treatment.
The following equine feeds, supplements and products contain Lactobacillus acidophilus as an ingredient.
Feeds, Supplements & Products
Optimum Digestive Health Pellets (Mad Barn)
Optimum Digestive Health from Mad Barn is a probiotic and prebiotic supplement designed to support hindgut health in the horse. It helps to maintain a stable microflora and promote immune health.
Optimum Probiotic (Mad Barn)
Mad Barn's Optimum Probiotic is a pure 5-strain probiotic supplement in a powdered format. It provides 20 billion CFU per serving of L. acidophilus, L. fermentum, L. casei, L. plantarum, and L. farciminis.
Visceral+ (Mad Barn)
Visceral+ by Mad Barn is a pelleted supplement to be used for horses with gastric health concerns. It is designed to maintain stomach and hindgut health and to support the immune system.
Nu-Hoof Maximizer (Select The Best)
Nu-Hoof Maximizer by Select The Best is a powdered supplement that provides nutrients important to hoof quality. These include biotin, methionine, copper and zinc.
Nu-Image PLATINUM (Select The Best)
Nu-Image PLATINUM by Select The Best is a coat supplement for performance horses that contains omega-3, 6 and 9 fatty acids, amino acids, B-vitamins, copper and zinc.
Nu-Weight (Select The Best)
Nu-Weight by Select The Best is a pelleted supplement that is high in fat. Nu - Weight is intended for weight gain in horses who struggle with body condition.
Omega Advantage (ProElite)
ProElite Omega Advantage is an extruded horse supplement providing 24% fat with added flax. It is intended to provide extra calories and aid in weight gain.
OMG (Dove Performance Nutrition)
OMG from Dove Performance Nutrition is a pelleted feed ration for horses. It contains vitamins, minerals, protein, fiber and fat.
Opti-Zyme (Manna Pro)
Opti-Zyme from Manna Pro is a blend of probiotics, yeast, and enzymes intended to provide digestive health support. These additives can improve fibre digestion and nutrient absorption from the gut.
Optimize (Uckele)
Optimize is a pelleted ration balancer with a feeding rate of 1-2 lbs per day. It is formulated for horses needing a low starch and sugar diet, such as horses with metabolic disorders. The NSC content in this ration balancer is 7.8%
Optimum EQ Bars (BioStar)
Optimum EQ bars are a whole food supplement for horses containing spirulina, oat bran, chia seeds, coconut oil, and other organic ingredients meant to supply nutrients and minerals to the equine diet.
Patriot 36 Ration Balancer (ADM Animal Nutrition)
Patriot 36 Ration Balancer by ADM Animal Nutrition is a pelleted supplement that provides protein, vitamins, and minerals for all types of horses. It should be fed along with hay or pasture (forage) and any grain or concentrate feeds.
Patriot Feed Easy Complete (ADM Animal Nutrition)
Patriot Feed Easy is a pelleted complete forage/feed mix designed to meet the nutritional needs of mature horses when forage supplies are low. It provides less than 20% NSC.
Patriot Mare & Foal Horse Feed (ADM Animal Nutrition)
Patriot Mare & Foal is a pelleted complete feed designed to meet the needs of gestating and lactating mares as well as foals from 0 to 18 months of age. Patriot Mare & Foal is palatable to encourage consumption.
Patriot Performance Horse Feed (ADM Animal Nutrition)
Patriot Performance is a pelleted complete feed that is formulated for mature performance horses and broodmares. It provides vegetable fat and digestible fibre sources and contains ~20% NSC.
Patriot Quick Performance (ADM Animal Nutrition)
Patriot Quick Performance is a pelleted feed formulated for use when forage supply is limited. It contains 20 - 30% NSC and is intended for mature athletic horses that require additional energy.
Patriot Senior Complete Horse Feed (ADM Animal Nutrition)
Patriot Senior is a pelleted complete forage-feed product for senior horses. It is designed to be easy to chew and to meet nutritional needs when forage availability is low.
Perform Gold (Triple Crown)
Perform Gold is a high energy density pelleted feed designed for performance horses. It provides 12.5% protein, 12% fat and 15.3% NSC, and contains a mixture of organic and inorganic minerals.
Performance 12 (Excel Equine Feeds)
Performance 12 is a textured feed from Excel Equine Feeds. This feed contains fat sources and digestible fibre intended to support the needs of performance horses.
Performance Advantage (Tribute Equine)
Tribute Performance Advantage® is a grain-based, textured feed formulated to meet the higher energy requirements of performance horses. It provides 8% fat and 31% NSC.
Performance Equine Mineral and Vitamin Formulation (Wild Gold)
Performance Equine Mineral and Vitamin Formulation by Wild Gold is a premixed supplement that is intended to provide vitamins, minerals, and probiotics to support optimal nutrient absorption.
Performance Horse (New Country Organics)
Performance Horse by New Country Organics is a textured supplement intended for maintenance diets for horses with moderate energy demands. It contains a mixture of oats, peas, barley, alfalfa pellets, kelp, and probiotics.
Performance Senior (Daily Dose Equine)
Performance Senior by Daily Dose Equine is a textured feed that provides a high-calorie diet with 15% fat that is ideal for senior horses with dental issues or hard keepers.
Performance Textured (ProElite)
ProElite Performance Horse Feed is a textured feed intended for mature show and performance horses. It provides 12% fat and 18.3% NSC with energy sources including beet pulp, whole oats, wheat middlings, soybean hulls, and cane molasses.
Performance XL (Manna Pro)
Performance XL from Manna Pro is a complete feed designed for equine athletes with higher energy demands. It contains Calf-Manna® as a source of protein and Max-E Glo® Stabilized Rice Bran as a source of energy from fat. Performance XL is 12% crude protein, 8% crude fat, and 8% crude fibre.
Pounds Plus (The Mill)
Pounds Plus from The Mill is a granular probiotic supplement for horses. Pounds Plus is high in fat and contains Vitamin B1 and probiotics. This supplement is intended to promote weight gain.
Power + (Pivotal)
Power + By Pivotal is a powdered amino acid and probiotic supplement intended to support overall health in performance horses.
Power Finish (Tribute)
Tribute Power Finish is a high-fat textured feed intended for adult horses in heavy training. It provides highly digestible energy sources to support the calorie requirements of racehorses. Power Finish contains high levels of protein (13% crude protein), fat (10% crude fat), and NSC (32%).
PowerGLO (ADM Animal Nutrition)
PowerGLO is a concentrated feed formulated for elite performance horses. It is high in fat and carbohydrates to support the caloric needs of equine athletes.
Prebiotic and Probiotic Paste (Equine Choice)
Prebiotic and Probiotic Paste from Equine Choice contains live encapsulated saccharomyces cerevisiae yeast. The concentrated paste can assist gut microflora during acute periods of digestive upsets.
Premium Horse Pellet AL (Cargill)
Premium Horse Pellets (AL) by Cargill are intended as a ration balancer for adult horses.
PrimeGLO (ADM Animal Nutrition)
PrimeGLO is a concentrated horse feed designed for mature horses. It is a soft, easy-to-chew formulation that contains ingredients to support gut health. The total NSC is 14.5%.
Pro Balance (Bluebonnet Feeds)
Pro Balance by Bluebonnet is a comprehensive diet balancer formulated to correct vitamin and mineral deficiencies commonly found in forage-only diets for horses. It also includes yeast, probiotics, and digestive enzymes to support optimal gut health and nutrient absorption.
Pro V.M. with EFAs (Peak Performance Nutrients)
Pro V.M. with EFAs by Peak Performance Nutrients is a vitamin, mineral, amino acid & probiotic supplement designed with race horses in mind. It intends to support the extreme demands on the horse’s joints, immune system and digestive system.
Pro-Biotic EQ Pellets (MVP)
Pro-biotic EQ Pellets by MVP is a pelleted gut supplement that contains probiotics and prebiotics that intend to support the digestive and immune system. It intends to aid in the digestion of fibre, protein, starches and sugars.
Pro-Formance 14% (West Feeds)
Pro-Formance 14% by West Feeds is a feed for performance horses, with an elevated protein level of 14% and a good level of fat of 6%. This feed is meant for high energy performance and includes ingredients such as inorganic vitamins and minerals and soybean oil to support the activity level.
Pro-Plus (West Feeds)
Pro-Plus by West Feeds is a feed meant for active horses, high in energy, with a protein level of 12% and a fat content of 6%. The ingredients in this feed include added soybean oil, inorganic vitamins and minerals, and yeast products to maintain a healthy and active lifestyle.
PRO-TECT LS (Dove Performance Nutrition)
PRO-TECT LS by Dove Performance Nutrition is a pelleted feed intended for all horse types.
Pro-Weight Pellets (MVP)
Pro-Weight Pellets by MVP is a pelleted supplement for horses that intends to provide fat and probiotics to support healthy weight gain and body condition. It contains 60% fat from flax meal, soy meal and vegetable fat.
Probio Blend (Mare Magic)
Probio Blend by Mare Magic is a probiotic and digestive enzyme supplement in a ground flaxseed base. One gram of Probio Blend contains 13 billion CFU of yeast and 5 billion CFU of probiotics.
Probios Horse Soft Chews (Apple) (Chr. Hansen)
Probios Horse Soft Chews is a probiotic supplement in treat form for horses. Each 10 gram chew supplies a minimum of 150 million CFUs of probiotics (Bacillus subtilis and Bacillus licheniformis). The treats are apple-flavoured and sweetened with molasses and corn starch. It is recommended to feed 1-2 treats daily.
Probios Powder (Vets Plus, Inc.)
Probios Powder is a probiotic supplement with a guaranteed minimum concentration of 10 million Colony Forming Units (CFU) per gram. It includes the probiotic strains Lactobacillus plantarum, Enterococcus faecium, Lactobacillus casei, and Lactobacillus acidophilus.
Probiotic Paste (DAC)
Probiotic Paste by DAC is a gut-health supplement that provides a source of beneficial intestinal bacteria. Each tube delivers 1 billion CFU per gram of lactic acid–producing bacteria.
ProForce Fuel (Nutrena)
Nutrena ProForce Fuel is a 13% fat horse feed intended for performance athletes and hard keepers. It is meant to provide a higher calorie density with a maximum of 20% NSC.
ProForce Fuel XF (Nutrena)
Nutrena ProForce® Fuel XF is a 13% fat horse feed formulated for high performance horses that need additional nutritional support to meet the demands of stress and rigorous training.
ProForce Senior (Nutrena)
Nutrena ProForce Senior is an 11% fat horse feed intended for senior equine athletes. It contains energy from digestible fiber sources and extruded fat nuggets with a maximum of 18% NSC.
QuadraCare (The Mill)
QuadraCare from The Mill is a pelleted hoof, digestion, and joint supplement. QuadraCare is intended to support joint health, digestive function, and hoof quality in horses.
Quality Blend 12% (Quality Feeds)
Quality Blend 12% by Quality Feeds is a textured sweet feed intended for horses in light work, maintenance or breeding horses.
Quality Blend 14% (Quality Feeds)
Quality Blend 14% is a sweet feed with vitamins and minerals. It is meant to help with growth and performance.
Race First (Excel Equine Feeds)
Race First is a textured feed from Excel Equine Feeds. Race First is intended for horses in heavy work, and contains ingredients intended to support digestive health.
Radiate (Excel Equine Feeds)
Radiate from Excel Equine Feeds is a pelleted feed. This feed is intended for hard keepers. Radiate contains 12% protein and 10% fat.
Red Cal GROW (Natural Horse Vet)
Red Cal GROW by Natural Horse Vet is a granular supplement with added biotin, lysine, and methionine. It is intended for all life stages of horses and other livestock. It provides salt, minerals, and electrolytes.
Red Cal HERBAL (Natural Horse Vet)
Red Cal HERBAL by Natural Horse Vet is a granular supplement with added natural flavours that is intended for all life stages of horses and other livestock that provides salt, minerals, and electrolytes.
Related Ingredients
- Microbial-based Additives
- Direct Fed Microbials
- Bifidobacterium animalis lactis
- Dried Lactobacillus delbrueckii
- Dried Lactobacillus salivarius
- Lactobacillus bulgaricus
- Lactobacillus equi
- Lactobacillus farciminis
- Lactobacillus plantarum
- Lactobacillus rhamnosus
- Live Bacteria
- Pediococcus acidilactici
- Probiotics
- Streptococcus thermophilus
- Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Extract
- Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation product



















